Newborn hospital care cost in Wyoming

Prices at 6 hospitals in Wyoming, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $138 — about the US median ($137), roughly 2.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $105 $89 ★ 4/5 119 min 14.3%
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne, WY $138 $122 ★ 3/5 190 min 14.5%
Cheyenne VA Medical Center Cheyenne, WY $138 $122 ★ 5/5 15.0%
Memorial Hospital of Converse County Douglas, WY $160 $94 ★ 4/5 114 min 14.8%
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Rawlins, WY $181 $143 103 min 14.9%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated July 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$197
Cash / self-pay
$138
Insurer-negotiated
$108
Medicare pays
$58
$118$173
Median cash $138  ·  Medicare $58  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $138 — about 2.4× the Medicare rate ($58). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($116).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $197 list price could save about $59 (30%).

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